When Ruger brought out the new version they dropped the ball and marketed a good looking but problematic shotgun. Bill Ruger would never have let that happen. That said the old model Rugers are capable of a hundred thousand rounds or more,every bit as reliable as any B gun. I've got a 20 gauge Sporting Clays that more or less sits in the safe since I went to all Ithaca's for everyday use.It's a extremely nice and reliable gun.Everything has it's price but I'm not particularly anxious to get rid of it.

The old Rugers went away because they were plagued with issues - I had one. They tried again and AGAIN they went away because they were plagued with issues. Now, with no support, you couldn't GIVE me one................

_________________The bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after the sweetness of low price has faded from memory, Aldo Gucci

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The old Rugers went away because they were plagued with issues - I had one. They tried again and AGAIN they went away because they were plagued with issues. Now, with no support, you couldn't GIVE me one................

Shucks, I said that for years and year, and they fellas around here gave me a terrible time about it. I guess the winds shifted while I was gone

Still hunt with my 28ga RRL every year, but you couldn't pay me to take a 12 or 20.

That said the old model Rugers are capable of a hundred thousand rounds or more,every bit as reliable as any B gun

So why were they discontinued?

Because Ohio Mike is wrong. They weren't even in the same strata as the B guns, and were plagued with trigger and barrel regulation issues spanning the decades that the model was made. Yes, sometimes people got a great one, but far too many people had problems or premature failure... they just weren't built to the same standards that target shooters have come to expect.

Also note that most people dramatically over-exaggerate the number of rounds they have shot. At a hundred targets a week, it would take almost 20 years to reach 100,000 rounds.

That said the old model Rugers are capable of a hundred thousand rounds or more,every bit as reliable as any B gun

So why were they discontinued?

Because Ohio Mike is wrong. They weren't even in the same strata as the B guns, and were plagued with trigger and barrel regulation issues spanning the decades that the model was made. Yes, sometimes people got a great one, but far too many people had problems or premature failure... they just weren't built to the same standards that target shooters have come to expect.

Also note that most people dramatically over-exaggerate the number of rounds they have shot. At a hundred targets a week, it would take almost 20 years to reach 100,000 rounds.

Yeah I know, I was just waiting for the amusing rationalization that was to follow......